Longtime XLR8R readers might recognize the name Iron Curtis from our Bubblin’ Up feature with the Berlin producer a few years back, so it’s a nice surprise to see him pop up again since his podcast from last year, offering us his remix for Hamburg-based band Me Succeeds. The producer takes the group’s “Seventeen” track and gives it an intensity reminiscent of the excitement and hyper-active energy of early ’90s electronic music. Using drilling breakbeats, dreamy synth pads, and a funky bass tone that’s bursting with attitude, Iron Curtis transforms the song into a more detailed and cinematic take on the original version. Rongorongo Remixed, which compiles this track with remixes from 10 other producers, will be available via Ki on September 2.

Seventeen (Iron Curtis Remix)